Roanoke Times
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DATE: MONDAY, August 2, 1993                   TAG: 9308020363
SECTION: EDITORIAL                    PAGE: A-4   EDITION: METRO 
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NO FOXHOLE WITH OLIVER NORTH

I just wonder what branch of service Mason was in. Was it the Salvation Army or the army to trade guns for hostages?

Just because your commander-in-chief is a crook, it is no sign that North has to be one. Surely, North knows right from wrong. If his commander was doing wrong, North could have said No when it would hurt the U.S.A.

I would have taken a court martial first. I have been in service and believe me, I would not want to be in the same fox hole as Oliver North. Mason may call him a hero, but I have other names more suitable. LEONARD SPAUR PEARISBURG